Outdoor Yoga Classes in Metro Manila: Find Your Zen in the City

(SPOT.ph) Crazy. Overwhelming. Overwhelmingly crazy—this is what living in Metro Manila can be. You can’t seem to catch a break with all the stress in general. You gotta respect the hustle, but you also need to dedicate time to relax your mind and body. But what if you're in the middle of the Metro, where it is chaotic and full of concrete? Answer: Outdoor yoga classes.

Aside from improving your strength, balance, and flexibility, yoga also targets your within. It can help you relax, sleep, and get brighter moods, a.k.a some of the things a stressed-out worker living in the Metro lack daily. There are pockets of nature and zen that you can find amid all of it. We listed down a few yoga sessions you can join in the city, just in case you don’t have the time to go all the way out of town to breathe and de-stress.

Do take note that you may have to bring your yoga mats and blocks for some of these venues.

Also read: Top 10 Yoga Studios in Manila (2019 Edition)

Check out these yoga session spots around Metro Manila:

Parqal

Aside from being the posing go-to destination for shopping and entertainment, Parqal also offers a series of wellness activities called “Fitness at the Parq.” There are dance cardio and yoga sessions, located in the amphitheater area of the lifestyle mall. Participants, donning appropriate attire, lay down their yoga mats and blocks on the grass, channeling mindful poses and energy as instructed by a yogi, W8tless.

Interested? Keep an eye out on Parqal’s Facebook page for the next schedule. Registration is free.

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Vinaohh

Looking for an aspiring yogi to follow through the start of your your wellness journey? Look no further than Vinaohh to book your yoga classes with. Vinaohh is a certified yoga teacher in Vinsaya and Inside Flow. You can catch her in different yoga poses in different venues, both indoors and outdoors, where you can join in with other interested participants. But if you want a more personalized program, be it for yourself, friends, or even your company, you can book a free consultation with her.

You can check out Vinaohh's website.

Ayala Avenue

Every Sunday morning since this trial project, the entire 2.3-kilometer stretch of Ayala Avenue has become—and continues to be—a small pocket of relaxation smack dab in the middle of one of the busiest cities in the Metro. Ayala Avenue’s “Car-Free Sundays” make way for people to enjoy fun fitness activities like open runs, dance cardio classes, and of course, yoga sessions. You have to check out Make It Makati’s page for the schedule of activities you want to participate in, but you could also enjoy just inhaling Ayala’s sweet Sunday morning air.

Ayala Avenue’s car-free Sundays is from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Check out Make It Makati's page for more details.

Julze on the Mat

You can spot Julze on a mat and teaching yoga classes in different spaces in the Metro. Mostly outdoors if you want to inhale the fresh morning air (as fresh as it can get in the Metro, of course). If you want to join her in pausing, refreshing, and resetting through mindful yoga—Julze posts her schedule of the month on her Instagram page so you can plan when to join.

Greenfield District

If you live around Mandaluyong you want to take a quick and mindful breather, Greenfield District holds yoga sessions at Central Park a.k.a an open, grassy space. The Greenfield is located just off the MRT Shaw Station.

For February, their “Yoga at the Park” is happening every Sunday (February 4, 11, 18, and 25) from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.. Interested participants can reserve their mat spaces for P300 through a link. You know the drill, gear up in your yoga outfits, and bring your blocks and mats.

Check out Greenfield District's Facebook page for more details.

Movement in Play

Movement in Play offers classes in and out of their studio, which is located at the MIP Studio in Makati. Their in-studio lasses go for P650, but their outdoor ones—called “Yoga at the Park”—are only at P300. They have classes ranging from beginner-friendly to experienced, so you’ll fit right in whatever your skill level is. You spot them hosting outdoor yoga classes either in the Greenfield District or the Ayala Triangle Gardens.

You can check their classes and schedule online.

Kalyana Mitta Meditation Center

Nature always offers a semblance of peace, something we crave the most in this fast-paced and overwhelming environment. What more if mixed with yoga and meditation? Kalyana Mitta Meditation Center regularly holds activities at the Filinvest Central Park.

According to their past posts, registration via their Facebook is free. Then all you have to do is show up in your yoga-appropriate attire, and with your yoga mat, towel, and water bottle.

You can check their schedule and register online.

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